Yesterday EA shared some exciting news on their blog, announcing that the MUT Master in Madden 19 will be Ryan Shazier. But if you take a look at his ratings below, you might be confused to see that he's only a 70 OVR:

Don't panic! This year MUT Master is a little bit different than it has been in previous years. While you will still complete MUT Master by doing objectives, you'll actually receive the base version of Ryan Shazier early in your journey. You'll then be able to upgrade him to his final version by completing the MUT Master objectives.

How to get MUT Master Upgrade Tokens

Here are the tasks that you'll be required to do in order to earn MUT Master Upgrade Tokens used to improve Ryan Shazier's ratings (from EA's blog post):

Win 20 Games (Solos, Solo Battles, Seasons, MUT Champs, or Salary Cap Ranked) with a team OVR that is Less Than 70 to earn.

Win 40 Games (Solos, Solo Battles, Seasons, MUT Champs, or Salary Cap Ranked) with a team OVR that is Less Than 80.

Win 50 Games (Solos, Solo Battles, Seasons, MUT Champs, or Salary Cap Ranked) with a team OVR that is greater than or equal to 80.

Win 100 Games (Solos, Solo Battles, Seasons, MUT Champs, or Salary Cap Ranked) with a team OVR that is Greater Than or Equal To 85.

Complete 25 Daily Objective Lists.

Throw for 40,000 passing yards in any non play-a-friend mode.

Throw for 80,000 passing yards in any non play-a-friend mode.

Throw for 400 passing touchdowns in any non play-a-friend mode.

Throw for 800 passing touchdowns in any non play-a-friend mode.

Run for 12,000 rushing yards in any non play-a-friend mode.

Run for 25,000 rushing yards in any non play-a-friend mode.

Run for 200 rushing touchdowns in any non play-a-friend mode.

Run for 400 rushing touchdowns in any non play-a-friend mode.

Intercept 100 passes in any non play-a-friend mode.

Intercept 250 passes in any non play-a-friend mode.

Record 1,000 tackles in any non play-a-friend mode.

Record 2,500 tackles in any non play-a-friend mode.

Record 50 forced fumbles in any non play-a-friend mode.

Record 125 forced fumbles in any non play-a-friend mode.

Record 200 sacks in any non play-a-friend mode.

Record 400 sacks in any non play-a-friend mode.

In addition to the tasks above, there are 10 "Final Objectives" to complete that allow you flexibility in how you play the game. Some people prefer to grind solos, so they'll have the option to complete MUT Master by earning Upgrade Tokens through solos. Others prefer to play H2H, so they'll be able to earn tokens by winning multiplayer games. And if you do both the solo and the multiplayer objectives you'll get an extra 500,000 coins.

We're three weeks into Muthead League Season 5 and the playoff race is starting to heat up. Players in both conferences are fighting for their playoff lives and a shot at the $20,000 prize pool. Follow along with the action here.

The B-Dubs Bowl Fantasy Challenge is heating up, too. Returning champion Acura2NV is currently sitting in first place heading in to the final week. If he gets his picks correct, then he could be earning a year's supply of Buffalo Wild Wings -- for the second time! Follow along with the B-Dubs Bowl Fantasy Challenge by going here.

Week 4 of MHL S5 will wrap up the Madden 18 section of this tournament. The playoffs and championship will be held on Madden 19, so we're giving the players a few weeks to prepare. They'll have until August 18th to hit the labs and create a scheme.

Signed Jersey Giveaway

We teamed up with Buffalo Wild Wings to give a signed jersey each week during Muthead League Season 5. This week's jersey is Evan Engram, tight end for the New York Giants. Follow the instructions below to enter. Good luck!

The Muthead Podcast is back! In each episode of the Muthead Podcast we'll bring you the latest Madden Ultimate Team news and information to keep you up to date with everything EA is doing.

With just one week until Madden 19 is released (on PC and for EA Access members), there is a ton of new information being released every day by EA and the EA Game Changers. In this episode we discuss Day 1 ratings, Solo Battles, and first impressions of the new player training system.

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UPDATE: Legends, Flashbacks, Veterans, and Heavyweight Players are now added to the reveal player pool.

In case you haven't noticed, you can now start revealing player ratings. You can't search for specific players yet, but every time you click "Reveal Next" you have a chance at being shown any of the players in the database. Share the best finds by tweeting them out!

At the halfway point in Muthead League Season 5, three players hold an impressive 5-1 record. Serious Moe, Drini, and Joe Rice all sit atop their divisions with just two weeks left to play.

On the other hand, players like Boogz, Stiff, and Dubby are having a difficult season and struggling to win any games at all. Don't count them out of the playoff race just yet, though. With 12 of the 16 players earning a playoff spot this season, every single competitor still has a chance to make it.

You can follow along with Muthead League developments by clicking on the MHL S5 tab at the top of the page. You'll be able to see the standings, the scores and VODs of past games, and keep track of the schedule by looking at the Upcoming Games.

Today EA dropped the final release of Ultimate Legends in Madden 18. Jonathan Ogden and LaMarr Woodley can be earned by completing their sets, and LTD Paul Warfield will be available in packs for 48 hours. You can see all of their versions and their full ratings below:

Serious Moe, who is on a quest to threepeat as Muthead League Champion, was the only player to finish Week 1 with a perfect 3-0 record. On the other side of the coin, Blocky, Boogz, and Stiff all finished with 0-3 records, with Stiff losing by maximum point differential in each of his games.

With a $20,000 prize pool on the line, all 16 competitors are going to have to finish strong over the next few weeks. You can follow along with the schedule by visiting the MHL S5 page and participate in the B-Dubs Bowl Fantasy Challenge by visiting the link below below:

It's still early in the season, but at this point in time who do you think is poised to win it all?

We teamed up with Buffalo Wild Wings to give a signed jersey each week during Muthead League Season 5. This week's jersey is Texans WR, DeAndre Hopkins. Follow the instructions below to enter. Good luck!

Today there are three new Ultimate Legends in MUT 18. You can earn Ultimate Legends Cris Carter and Rodney Harrison by completing their sets and there's also a LTD Kurt Warner who will be available in packs for 48 hours. You can see all of the new Ultimate Legends and their full ratings below:

This morning EA released the much anticipated Rookie Premiere program. In addition to getting a 99 OVR version of the Rookie Premiere player item this year, you'll also receive a Rookie Premiere version of the player the first time you log into MUT 19. The MUT 19 version of your Rookie Premiere items will upgrade automatically whenever a new version is released (through February).

Players

There are 5 offensive and 5 defensive rookies featured in this Rookie Premiere program. You can see their full ratings below:

There are also 92 OVR versions of these players that you can view in the Muthead Database.

Sets

Complete the Rookie Premiere sets to earn a 99 OVR version of the player in MUT 18 and get a MUT 19 version the first time you log in to Madden 19. The MUT 19 version will update automatically whenever a new version of that player is released (through February).

Each Premiere Hero set requires (10x) Rookie Premiere Patches.

Here's how to get Rookie Premiere Patches from Sets:

(2x) 92 OVR Rookie Premiere items = (1x) Rookie Premiere Patch

(6x) 85-89 OVR NFL Draft items = (1x) Rookie Premiere Patch

(1x) 87-91 OVR Power Ups = (1x) Rookie Premiere Patch

(1x) 92-94 OVR Power Ups = (2x) Rookie Premiere Patch

(1x) 95-97 OVR Power Ups = (3x) Rookie Premiere Patches

(1x) 98-99 OVR Power Ups = (5x) Rookie Premiere Patches

Solos

There are 10 Rookie Premiere solos. Defeat these challenges to earn Rookie Premiere players and a Rookie Premiere patch. Expires August 3rd at 10M EST.

In this video, I show you how to enter into the B-Dubs Bowl Fantasy Challenge and give you some picks to help you try to win a year's supply of Buffalo Wild Wings. In Season 2, if you followed my picks and redeemed the bonus codes from the Twitch chats, you most likely fared very well! I'll be bringing back this series to help you lock in your lineups each week as Season 5 goes along.

The Muthead League Season 5, sponsored by Buffalo Wild Wings, begins tomorrow, July 2nd!

This week's Ultimate Legends are Daunte Culpepper, Willie Brown, and LTD Dwight Stephenson. You can earn Daunte Culpepper and Willie Brown by completing their sets, and Dwight Stephenson will be in packs for 48 hours. You can see all of their versions and their full ratings below:

Buffalo Wild Wings has once again teamed up with Muthead to bring you another season of Muthead League! This season, while the competitors fight over their share of the $20,000 prize pool, you'll have the chance to compete against the Muthead community in the B-Dubs Bowl Fantasy Challenge. One lucky Muthead member will win a year's supply of Buffalo Wild Wings! There are also thousands of dollars in free BWW for runners up and participation prizes as well.

Muthead League action returns on July 2nd to kick off season 5. This season is a bit different in that the regular season will be played on Madden 18, and the playoffs will be played on Madden 19. Season 5's champion will walk away with over $10,000 to kick off the Madden 19 season.

As always, you can keep up with the league by clicking "MHL S5" on our navigation bar or by heading directly to muthead.com/muthead-league.

Good luck to all of the Muthead League competitors and those of you competing in the B-Dubs Bowl Fantasy Challenge!

Today's Ultimate Legends are LTD Cliff Harris, Bo Jackson, and Reggie White. Cliff Harris is available in packs for 48 hours and you can earn Bo Jackson and Reggie White by completing their sets. You can see all of the versions and their full ratings below:

There are also 92-93 OVR Summer Blockbuster players that you can see in the Muthead Database.

Sets

The Summer Blockbuster program has 3 types of sets:

Box Office - These 13 sets give you a variety of ways to earn Movie Tickets. Movie Tickets are required to complete the Movie Stars Sets.

Movie Stars - There are 12 Defense and 12 Offense sets that all require (10x) Movie Tickets to complete. These sets reward you with one of the 99 OVR players listed above. The Coach set takes (25x) Movie Tickets to complete and rewards you with the Doug Pederson item.

Extras - There is a Blockbusters Movie Star set that takes (1x) Golden Ticket Player and (1x) Elite Token that rewards you with your choice of a 99 OVR Blockbusters Movie Star.